Citrus L.

8 species in Aust. (2 endemic); Qld, NSW, NT, WA

*Citrus x taitensis Risso

Shrubs or small trees with axillary spines. Leaves alternate, simple, articulate at the base, ± crenate. Flowers in axillary cymes. Petals usually 5. Stamens 10 or more. Ovary 4–8-locular. Fruit a rough orange berry. Naturalized on the margins of RF and around old habitations. Introd. from Asia and Europe. Rough Lemon